Composite bonding in London
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In composite bonding, your dentist shapes tooth coloured composite onto a tooth in one visit. At Dentistry by The Wellness in London, bonding costs from £850 per tooth, and edge bonding across 8 to 10 teeth costs from £6,500. Composite costs less than porcelain and does not last as long. If it chips, your dentist can usually repair it at one visit.
Written and reviewed by the clinical team at The Wellness. Last reviewed 17 September 2026.
Bonding a single tooth costs from £850 and takes about 60 minutes. Edge bonding across 8 to 10 teeth costs from £6,500 and takes one appointment of about three hours.
The fee depends on how many teeth you have bonded and how much of each tooth needs rebuilding.
Composite bonding
From £850
Tooth coloured composite added to the edges of the teeth that show when you smile.
Tooth coloured composite is shaped onto one tooth in a single visit.
Every figure is a starting fee. You see the exact fee in writing at your assessment. Fees include VAT where it applies. Reschedule or cancel free up to 48 hours before. Inside 48 hours the fee is £85.
At a composite bonding appointment, your dentist shapes composite onto your teeth in one visit, with no laboratory stage. Before any bonding starts, you and your dentist agree how your teeth will look. One tooth takes about 60 minutes, and edge bonding across 8 to 10 teeth takes about three hours.
The Wellness works with dental specialists in London who carry out your treatment. Our team books your appointments and coordinates your care.
You agree the design with your dentist
You and your dentist agree the shape, length and colour of each tooth before any composite is added.
Your dentist bonds your teeth
Your dentist matches the composite to the colour of your teeth. Your dentist then shapes it onto each tooth and hardens it.
Your dentist polishes your teeth
Your dentist polishes each tooth at the same appointment, so your treatment is finished when you leave.
No, composite bonding does not usually last as long as porcelain veneers. Porcelain veneers cost more, from £2,450 per tooth.
The two studies below measured different things, so their figures cannot be compared directly. Composite costs less, takes one visit, and can usually be repaired at one appointment if it chips. Porcelain costs more, takes two visits, and has to be remade in a laboratory if it fails. At your assessment, your dentist explains both options and gives you the exact fee for each.
24.1%
of composite restorations on front teeth failed, across 1,821 restorations.
Demarco and colleagues, Dental Materials, 2015.
95.5%
of porcelain veneers survived ten years, across 6,500 veneers.
Alenezi and colleagues, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021.
Composite bonding rebuilds the shape of one tooth and is priced per tooth, from £850. Edge bonding adds composite to the edges of the 8 to 10 teeth that show when you smile. It costs from £6,500 and takes one appointment.
Yes, if composite chips or wears, your dentist can usually repair it at one visit. A porcelain veneer that fails has to be remade in a laboratory.
Your dentist helps you decide at your assessment. Bonding costs less, takes one visit and can usually be repaired if it chips. Veneers cost more, take two visits and last longer. Your dentist explains both options and gives you the exact fee for each.
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